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Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino is quickly becoming one of Major League Baseball’s most well-liked personalities away from the field.<\/p>\n
After an excellent season on the diamond, in which Pasquantino led the Royals in home runs (32) and RBIs (113), the so-called “Pasquatch” was chosen to be a player correspondent for the World Series this week between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays.<\/p>\n
In advance of Game 1, which takes place on Friday night in Toronto, Pasquantino not only conducted a quick interview with the most famous player on earth, but got laughs out of everyone in attendance.<\/p>\n The two fastest pitches Shohei Ohtani has ever thrown were both to Vinnie Pasquantino … two years apart.<\/p>\n Naturally, Vinnie had to find out why. pic.twitter.com\/EUyTvtw8OW<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLB (@MLB) October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n Astute Royals fans may recall how in June, Shohei Ohtani delivered a 101.7-mph fastball to Pasquantino at Kauffman Stadium, resulting in a 4-6-3 double play. It was the fastest pitch of Ohtani’s major league career, but at the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Ohtani threw 102.0 mph to… Pasquantino. <\/p>\n So the Royals’ fan-favorite slugger had just one question for Ohtani: “Why do you throw so hard to me? Why? Why do you hate me?” <\/p>\n “You’re just a really good hitter. I have to,” Ohtani responded with a laugh, via his interpreter, Will Ireton.<\/p>\n “That’s not good enough,” Pasquantino insisted, as the crowd of reporters surrounding Ohtani’s table at media day continued chuckling. “You throw too hard, Shohei.” <\/p>\n Pasquantino just had his best season yet on the baseball field, and fortunately for the Royals, he’s under team control for three more seasons. But even non-Royals fans are beginning to appreciate his antics, be they on camera or on social media.<\/p>\n The 27-year-old first baseman has over 48,200 followers on X (formerly Twitter) as of Friday afternoon. And he posted that he has two free tickets<\/a> to give away to Friday night’s game, so that number could be going up as you read this sentence. <\/p>\n According to MLB, Pasquantino will provide<\/a> behind-the-scenes access for Game 1, capturing all the action on Friday via social media, in addition to appearances on MLB Network.<\/p>\n More MLB: <\/strong><\/em>Royals Tie Yankees, Blue Jays With AL-Best Four Silver Slugger Finalists<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n